"The Chauka system is designed to hold a nine-inch water level, spread over a field. The moisture is reused by draining, to plant forests or to grow crops,”

Elders in the community say that the ecological indicators help them predict weather even in a changing climate.

"... Just asking the communities that they are building for, how is it that they imagine their home to look?”

"We know for a fact that if our forests are saved, our future generation is safe."

Caxton Christdhas, a human in the process of naturally growing one’s own food, envisioning self-reliant and decentralised food systems.

Nazar Bandhu, a native of Muvattupuzha, who leads the village of Chakla in West Bengal to self-sufficiency through Zero Foundation.

How a primary school in a nook of Himachal Pradesh is acknowledging holistic development of children by building playful pedagogies.

Syamantak, a commune that consciously connects open learning and sustainable living in a rural space, and embodies the art of community participation.

Stories from the Northeast bring a nuanced perspective of alternatives where people devised their unique norms of delivery mechanisms for food, health and income generation.